EP0187544A2 - Particules de polymères ayant un noyau d'époxy réactif, utiles comme agent neutralisant des acides dans des huiles pour moteurs - Google Patents

Particules de polymères ayant un noyau d'époxy réactif, utiles comme agent neutralisant des acides dans des huiles pour moteurs Download PDF

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EP0187544A2
EP0187544A2 EP85309550A EP85309550A EP0187544A2 EP 0187544 A2 EP0187544 A2 EP 0187544A2 EP 85309550 A EP85309550 A EP 85309550A EP 85309550 A EP85309550 A EP 85309550A EP 0187544 A2 EP0187544 A2 EP 0187544A2
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  • This invention is directed to acid neutralizing additives for engine oils.
  • this invention is directed to such acid neutralizing additives which comprise polymeric particles with a reactive epoxy polymer core and a non-polar stabilizer shell.
  • Lubricating oils for gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines are usually formulated with a number of additives for enhancing their performance in service.
  • engine lubricants In order to reduce corrosive engine wear due to the attach by acids resulting from incomplete fuel combustion or oil deterioration, engine lubricants generally contain additives which are alkaline materials.
  • additives which are alkaline materials.
  • Commercially available additive concentrates generally comprise colloidal suspensions of calcium or magnesium. carbonate in an oil solution of calcium sultonate having long non-polar chains. These overbased materials are stable dispersions with a maximum particle size qf 100 angstroms. However, calcium carbonate particles are undesirably abrasive.
  • the invention of this application is directed to a polymeric particle acid neutralizing additive bearing epoxide groups and a lubricating oil composition comprising this additive.
  • the lubricating oil composition comprises a major proportion of lubrucating base oil and about 0.1 to 15 weight percent of the acid neutralizinq additive.
  • the acid neutralizing additive of this invention comprises polymer particles (a) bearing pendant epoxide groups and (b) having a diameter of between about 500A° and about 10,000A°, preferably, on average, between about 500A° and 3500A°. These particles are formed by the free radical addition polymerisation of:
  • the acid neutralizing oil additive of the invention of this application acts to neuturalize acid at the relatively low temperatures encountered by oils in methanol fueled engines, since the epoxy groups of the particles are unexpectedly very reactive with formic acid.
  • the particles react with formic acid to form thermally stable particles having formate groups.
  • Generally uncatalyzed reactions of model epoxy compounds and epoxy resin with carboxylic acids has been described only at much higher temperatures, e.g., 200°C.
  • Another advantage of the oil additive of this invention is that the additive particles have been found to improve the viscosity index of engine oils.
  • Still another advantage of the additive of this invention is that the outer sheel stabilizer oligomers of the particles are inherently effective lubricants.
  • the lubricating base oil used in this invention may be synthetic oil, straight mineral lubricating oil or a distillate derived from paraffinic, naphthenic, asphalic or mixed based crude, or if desired, various blends of these oils may be employed. This additive as well as optional materials which may be incorporated into the lubricating oil composition of this invention will be discussed hereinafter in greater detail.
  • the acid neutralizing additive employed in this invention comprises polymer particles (a) bearing pendant epoxide groups and (b) having an average diameter of between about 500- 10,000A°. Preferably on average a diameter of about 500 - 35,UOOA°. Since the polymer particles of this invention comprise the polymerized particle and the stabilizer attached thereto, the diameter of the particles includes that of the polymer core (formed by the polymerized monomers) and the surrounding stabilizer shell. The particles are formed by the free radical addition polymerization of:
  • the polymerizable monomers forming the particle comprise ethylenically unsaturated monomers bearing an epoxide group.
  • exemplary of this type of monomer are glycidyl ethers, such at allyl glycidyl either and glycidyl esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid, i.e., qlycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate.
  • the ethylenically unsaturated epoxide bearing monomers employed to form the particle are selected from qylcidyl methacrylate and qlycidyl acrylate.
  • epoxide group containing monomers comprise between about 50 and about 100 weight percent of the monomers used to form the particle, preferably they comprise qreater than about 80 weight percent of the monomers forming the particle. As would be apparent to those in the art, a mixture of such monomers may be employed as this monomer component in forming the particles. Optionally up to about 50 weight percent of the monomers which are copolymerized to form the particle may be other ethylenically unsaturated monomers. Exemplary of such monomers are the alkyl esters and acrylic and methacrylic acid, particular those having about 1 to about 4 carbons in the alkyl group.
  • alkyl acrylates such as methylacrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate and the similar alkyl methacrylates.
  • ethylenically unsaturated monomers which may be employed include, for example, the vinyl aromatic hydrocarbons, such as styrene, alpha-methyl stryrene, vinyl toluene, unsaturated esters of organic and inorganic acids, such as vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride and the like, and the unsaturated nitrites, such as acrylontrile, methacrylonitrile, ethacrylonitrile and the like.
  • ethylenically unsaturated monomers may also include doubly unsaturated monomers such as butadiene which are capable of polymerizing in a vinyl- type manner.
  • doubly unsaturated monomers such as butadiene which are capable of polymerizing in a vinyl- type manner.
  • a mixture of these other ethlenically unsaturated monomers may be employed in particle formation.
  • the polymerized particle formed is not a crosslinked particle, however it may be lightly crosslinked by including ethylenically unsaturated monomers which contain a pendant group reactive with the epoxide group of the particle forming monomers, e.g., an acid group.
  • the particle may be lightly crosslinked.
  • Monomers of this type which would crosslink the particle are preferably not included in particle formation, but when included, are only included in an amount of up to about 2 weight percent, preferably in an amount less than about 1 weight percent of the polymerizable monomers forming the particle.
  • the ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomers are polymerized in a dispersing liquid which solubilizes the monomers but in which the resultinq polymers are essentially not soluble and form dispersed polymer particles.
  • the non-solvent is generally a hydrocarbon medium consisting essentially of liquid aliphatic hydrocarbons. A pure aliphatic hydrocarbon or a mixture of two or more may be employed.
  • the essentially aliphatic hydrocarbon may be modified by the incorporation of other solvent materials such as aromatic or naphhenic hydrocarbons, and in certain instances the amount of such non aliphatic component may attain as high as 49 percent by weiqht of the entire liquid medium.
  • the liquid medium preferably consists essentially of aliphatic hydrocarbons and, in qeneral the composition of the present invention contain less than 25 percent by weiqht based on the weiqht of the liquid medium of an aromatic hydrocarbon and often none at all at this staqe.
  • the hydrocarbon be of a liquid character, but it may have a wide boilinq range from a minimum of about 30°C (in which case high pressures may be needed in the polymerization) to a maximum which may be as high as 300°C.
  • the boilinq point should be from about 50°C up to about 235°C.
  • solvents which may be employed in forming the acid neutralizinq additive particles are heptane, octane, hexane and mixtures of aliphatic hydrocarbons with boilinq points of 50°-250°C.
  • suitable solvents would be well known to those skilled in the art.
  • Commercially available suitable solvents include WM & P Naphtha. Lacolene (available from Ashland Chemical) and Isopar (available from Exxon).
  • the dispersion stabilizer used in this invention contains at least two segments, one segment being solvated by the non-polar organic liquid and the second segment being of different polarity, than the first segment and relatively insoluable in the non-polar organic liquid.
  • This second segment of the stabilizer is chemically attached to the polymerized particle.
  • the polymeric dispersion stabilizer attaches to the polymer core of the particle during particle formation by means of pendent qroups, e.q., ethylenic unsaturation, hydroxyl, carboxyl, on the second segment, which may react with the ethylenically unsaturated monomers in the polymerization process used to make the dispersed particle.
  • such chemical attachment is by way of addition copolymerization of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers used to prepare the particle with the ethylenic unsaturation on the second segment of the polymeric dispersion stabilizer.
  • chemical attachment may include that formed by reaction between other reactive qroups respectively present on the particle monomers and the second segment of the stabilizer, e.g., epoxide and carboxyl.
  • epoxide and carboxyl e.g., epoxide and carboxyl.
  • polyacrylates and methacrylates such as (poly)lauryl methacrylates, and poly(2-ethylhexylacrylate): diene polymers and copolymers such as polybutadiene and degraded rubbers: aminoplast resins, particularly highly naphtha tolerant compounds such as melamine formaldehyde resins etherified with higher alcohols (e.g., alcohols having 4 to 12 carbon atoms): and various copolymers designed to have desired characteristics. (See column 5, lines 1-27 of U.S. patent 4,147,688).
  • Another dispersion stablizer which may be employed in this invention Comprise those tauqht by Clarke et al in U.S. patent 3,607,821 wherein the stablilizer is chemically reacted with dispersed particles of a dispersion (column 1, lines 36-42). Each coreacted stabilizer molecule forms from 1 to 10 (preferably 1 to 4) covalent links with disperse polymer.
  • the covalent links between the stabilizer and disperse polymer is formed by coreaction between chemical groups provided by the stabilizer and complementary chemical groups provided by the disperse polymer or by copolymerization reaction (column 1, lines 63-67).
  • Other suitaole dispersion stabilizers for use in this invention are taught in U.S.
  • Still other polymeric dispersion stabilizers which may be employed in the invention of this application include those taught in U.S. patent 4,480,069 to Theodore et al and the stabilizers taught in the applications referenced therein at column 1, lines 6.23: U.S. applications Ser. No. 455,696 entitled “Non-aqueous Dispersions Based on Capped Stabilizers and Reactants Comprising Polyfunctional Monomers 11:. Ser. No. 455,687 entitled “Non-aqueous Dispersions Based on Capped Stabilizers and Vinyl Monomers li", and Ser. No.
  • the stabilizers taught in the Theodore et al patent and the noted applications contain pendant groups capable of copolymerizing with the ethylenically unsaturated monomers used to form the particles of the dispersion.
  • Theodore et al teach that the reaction between the stabilizer and the polymerized particles may include that between other reactive groups respectively present on the particle monomers and dispersion stabilizer.
  • the above discussed patents and applications are herein expressly incorporated by reference for their teachings relative various dispersion stabilizers, which stabilizers may be employed in the invention of this application.
  • the preferred dispersion stabilizers taught by Makhlouf in U.S. patent 4,147,688 are graft copolymers comprising two types of polymer components wherein the first component comprises the condensation reaction product of 12-hydroxystearic acid reacted with glycidyl methacrylate.
  • the second polymeric segment of the stabilizer is formed by reacting the first segment with methyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, and subsequently methacrylic acid. This second segment thus contains ethylenic groups copolymerizable with the acrylic monomers employed to form the particle.
  • patent 4,480,069 comprises a first segment of a capped poly(12-nydroxystearic acid) reacted with glycidyl methacrylate, which first segment is subsequently reacted with methyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and subsequently isocyanatoethyl methacrylate to provide vinyl groups on the second seqment which are copolymerizable with the monomers forming the particle.
  • These polymeric stabilizers are only examples of the type of polymeric stabilizers which may be employed in the invention.
  • the acid neutralizing ability of the dispersed particles in the lubricating oil can be increased by introducing additional epoxide groups into the stabilizer which surrounds the particle, i.e., in addition to that present in the epoxy core of the particle.
  • additional epoxide groups into the stabilizer which surrounds the particle, i.e., in addition to that present in the epoxy core of the particle.
  • This can be done, for example, by including an epoxide functional monomer with those used to form the second segment of the preferred stabilizer taught in U.S. patent 4,480,069 so that such epoxide groups remains as pendant functionality on the second segment of the stabilizer.
  • the second segment of the preferred stabilizer could be made by reacting the first segment with methyl methacrylate and hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and then reacting this graft copolymer with isocyanatoethyl methacrylate. If one wishes to introduce epoxy groups in the second segment of the stabilizer, glycidyl methacrylate could be included with the methyl methacrylate and the hydroxyethyl methacrylate to form the. graft copolmer which would be subsequently reacted with the isocryanatoethyl methacrylate.
  • ethylenic unsaturation would be added on the second segment of the stabilizer by reaction of the hydroxyethyl methacrylate with the isocyanatoethyl methacrylate, and in addition pendant epoxide groups would be present thereon from the incorporation of qlycidyl methacrylate. While this preferred stabilizer of T heodore et al has been used to illustrate one way in which epoxide groups may also be present in the stabilizer, this invention is not meant to be limited to this embodiment for incorporation epoxide groups on the stabilizer. Other stabilizer embodiments, which may be modified so as to contain pendant epoxide groups would be apparent to and within the skill of those in the art.
  • the particles of this invention may be left as dispersions in the solvent employed in particle formation or the solvent employed in particle formation can be removed.
  • the particles when present as a dispersion in the solvent or as a dry powder, can be employed as acid neutralizers in oil compositions. Generally, however, when employed as an oil additive, the particles would be left as a dispersion in the solvent in which they were formed, i.e. employed as an additive concentrate.
  • the lubricating oil composition of this invention may also include other additives, commonly employed in oil formulations such as pour point depressants, rust inhibitors, detergents, foam depressants and additives which are included for their antioxidant and antiwear properties.
  • additives commonly employed in oil formulations such as pour point depressants, rust inhibitors, detergents, foam depressants and additives which are included for their antioxidant and antiwear properties.
  • oil additive of this invention has been described as useful in lubricating oils employed in engines running on methanol containing fuels, the use of the additive and oil composition containing the additive of this invention is not limited to such use. They may be employed wherever a lubricating oil composition having good acid neutralizing properties is desired.
  • Capped poly(12-hydroxystearic acid) 12-hydroxystearic acid (2410.00g) and xylene (500,00g) were heated to obtain a solution. Tetraisopropyl titanate (1.50g "Tyzor" TPT. DuPont) was added to the solution and refluxed for 30 hours under a Dean-Stark water separator to collect 106,00g water. Fifty grams of stearic acid were added to the reaction mixture and refluxing was continued for ten hours until no more water was collected. Infrared spectrum of product showed complete disappearance of the hydroxy absorption band. The molecular weight (M w /M n ) of product was 4195/2110 - 1.99.
  • Macromonomer One gram of Cordova accelerator AMC TM 2 was added to the above solution and heated to 75°C. Glycidyl methacrylate (158,00g) was added dropwise to the solution with continuous stirring. The reaction mixture was stirred at 75°C for two hours and at 85°C for sixteen hours. Infrared spectra of the product displayed hydroxy absorption band (3350-3600 cm -1 ) but the glycidyl group band (916 cm -1 ) was not present. Its molecular weight was M w/ M w 0 4420/2220 and its solids content was 72%.
  • Stabilizer Precursor and Stabilizer The monomers (253,70g macromonomer II, 187,00g methyl methacrylate and 22.50g hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and 5.00g AIBN in 70,00g butyl acetate were combined and added dropwise to the refluxing butyl acetate (312,OOg) in 4.5 hours under nitrogen. 2.2'-Azobis(2-methylpropionitrile) (AIBN. 1.00g in 30,00g butyl acetate) was added to the reaction mixture and refluxing was continued for two additional hours. To the above stabilizer precursor solution hydroquinone (HQ. 0.66g in 10.00g butyl acetate and 10.00g heptane) was added.
  • HQ 0.66g in 10.00g butyl acetate and 10.00g heptane
  • Oil formulations were prepared by adding the above nonaqueous dispersion to Mobil 1 (base stock) lubricating oil with stirring.
  • the hydrocarbon solvent was removed from the oil composition by heating at 75°C under vacuum and with stirring for 3-5 hours.
  • the resulting master batch contained 20% polymeric particles in oil and was employed in preparing oil compositions containing 0.69%, 3.00% and 6.20% particles in oil. Increasing the amount of particles in oil resulted in compositions with higher viscosity.
  • The, viscosity data also indicated that these oil compositions exhibit a small viscosity index improver effect in the temperature range of 25-70° C .
  • Example 1 The precedure of Example 1 was repeated with the exception of the preparation of nonaqueous dispersion.
  • Heptane-aliphatic hydrocarbon B.P.127-140°C, heptane/aliphatic hydrocarbon weight ratio-77/23
  • a condenser As the solvent was brought to reflux, glycidyl methacrylate (7.00g), stabilizer (2.00g) and AIBN (0.50g) were added rapidly.
  • a mixture was formed by combining the above dispersion (10.00g) with formic acid (1.20g). The mixture was shaken at 25 0 C and unreacted epoxy group and formic acid were determined as in Example 1. Over 90% of epoxy groups were consumed in 60 hours. When the same reaction was carried out at 55°C and 72°C, most of epoxy groups were consumed in 50 and 110 minutes respectively. The reaction of epoxy particles with formic acid at 25, 55 and 72°C had no effect on the particle size.
  • Example 2 The procedure of Example 2 was repeated with the exception that oil formulations were prepared. Mobil 1 oil (100.00g) was combined with a master batch (19.20g) prepared from the dispersion of Example 2, (22% solids) to form an oil composition. The oil dispersion was stable for several months.
  • An oil formulation containg equimolar amounts of epoxy particles and formic acid was prepared. The decrease of epoxy groups and formic acid was followed by titrating the mixture as in Example 1. Residual epoxy groups were observed after continuing the reaction at 25°C for 300 hours. However, the epoxy-acid reaction at 60°C is much faster and the epoxy groups are completely consumed after 25 hours.
  • Example 1 was repeated with the exception that an. oil formulation (55.00g) containing 3.5% epoxy particles was combined with 0.25g formic acid. The formic acid was completely consumed by the epoxy particles. Keeping the reaction mixture at 60°C for 265 hours had no effect on epoxy group concentration.
  • Example 1 is repeated with the exception in the composition of oil formulation.
  • An oil formulation (60.00g) containing 6.00% epoxy particles was combined with 1.00g of formic acid. The epoxy groups reacted with the formic acid at room temperature.
  • Example 1 was repeated with the exception in the composition of oil formulation.
  • An oil formulation (65.00g) containing 12% epoxy particles was combined with 1.50g of formic acid.
  • the epoxy groups decreased with time.
  • Example 1 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated with the exception in the preparation of nonaqueous dispersion.
  • Heptane-aliphatic hydrocarbon (76/24) was charged under nitrogen in a round bottom flask.
  • part of reactant (4.00%) consisting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), stabilizer, AIBN and 1-octane thiol was added rapidly with stirring.
  • the remaining reactants (56.00g stabilizer, 160.OOg glycidyl methacrylate, 1.75g 1-octanethiol and 0.70g AIBN) were added dropwise over a four hour period with continuous refluxing and stirring.
  • a solution of 0.20g AIBN in 3.00 butyl acetate was added after the monomer addition was complete. Refluxing was continued for an additional two hours. Oil formulations were prepared as in Example 1 and were found to neutralize formic acid.
  • Example 1 was repeated with the exception in the preparation of dispersion.
  • the nonaqueous dispersion was identical to Example 1 but l14.00g of stabilizer were incorporated with the other ingredients.
  • the average particle size of the particles was 0.202um and the viscosity of the dispersion was 10.4 seconds at 25°C (Ford Cup £4). Oil formulations containing these particles were suitable for neutralizing formic acid.
  • the macromonomer was prepared as in Example 1 but the stabilizer precursor was prepared as follows: macromonomer (20.00g). methyl methacrylate (180.00g), hydroxyethyl methacrylate (10.00g), glycidyl methacrylate (36.00g) and AIBN (5.00g). These monomers were added to butyl acetate as in Example 1. The resulting graft copolymer was reacted with isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (6.5g) to form the stabilizer. Dispersions formed from this stabilizer were stable and neutralized formic acid efficiently.
  • Example 1 was repeated with the exception in the preparation of stabilizer precursor and stabilizer.
  • the monomers 210.OOg macromonomer, 186.00g methyl methacrylate and 45.00g glycidyl methacrylate
  • 5.00g AIBN were combined and added dropwise to the refluxing butyl acetate (210.00g) in four hours under nitrogen atmosphere.
  • AIBN (1.00g) was added to the reaction mixture and it was refluxed for 2.5 additional hours.
  • the solids content of stabilizer precursor was 54% and its molecular weight (M w /M n ) 10220/4800. Hydroquinone (0.60g) in 10.00g butyl acetate was added to the stabilizer solution.
  • Example 10 was repeated with the exception that the following monomer mixture was employed in preparing the stabilizer precursor: macromonomer (255.00g), methyl methacrylate (56.00g), glycidyl methacrylate (175.00g) and AIBN (5.00g). Dispersions prepared from this stabilizer were not as suitable as those of Example 10 for use in engine oils as acid neutralizers.
  • Example 1 The experimental procedures of Example 1 are repeated with the exception in the preparation of non- aqueous dispersion.
  • Heptane-aliphatic hydrocarbon 75/25) was charged under nitrogen in a round bottom flask.
  • part of the reactants (4.0%) consisting of glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), macromonomer, AIBN and 1-octanethiol was added rapidly with stirring.
  • the remaining reactants (65.00g macromonomer, 160.00g glycidyl methacrylate, 1.75g 1-octanethiol and 0.65g AIBN) were added dropwise over a four hour period with continuous refluxing and stirring.
  • a solution of 0.20g A IBN in 3.00g butyl acetate was added after the monomer addition was complete. Refluxing was continued for one additional hour. Oil formulations prepared according to procedure of Example 1 were found to neutralize formic acid.
  • Example 1 was repeated with the exception that the monomer mixture in preparing the stabilizer precursor and stabilizer contained equimolar amounts of methacrylic acid and glycidyl methacrylate in place of hydroxyethyl methacrylate and isocyanatoethyl methacrylate.
  • the resulting particles were dispersed in a lubricating oil (SAE viscosity grade - lOW). This composition was suitable for neutralizing formic acid.
  • Example 1 The preparations of Example 1 were repeated with the exception that the particles were dispersed in a lubricating oil (SAE viscosity grade - 20) obtained from Louisiana crude. The dispersion neutralized organic acids.
  • SAE viscosity grade - 20 a lubricating oil obtained from Louisiana crude.
  • Example 1 The procedures of Example 1 were repeated with the single exception that the particles were dispersed in a dibasic acid ester basestock obtained by the reaction of sebasic acid and isodecyl alcohol. The formulation neutralized formic acid.
  • Example 1 was repeated with the single exception that the particles were dispersed in a 50-50 blend of dibasic acid ester (Example 16) and Mobil 1 basestock.
  • the dispersion neutralized organic acids.
  • Example 1 was repeated with the exception that a different material was employed in the stabilization of particles.
  • Heptane aliphatic hydrocarbon B.P.127-140°C, heptane-aliphatic hydrocarbon weight ratio 77/23
  • Example 1 As the solvent was brought to reflux, the following monomer mixture was added dropwise over a period of three hours: 90.00g macromonomer; 160g glycidyl methacrylate, 1.75g 1-octomethiol, 0.70g AIBN and 60g aliphatic hydrocarbon (b.p.127-140).
  • the resulting particles were dispersed in Mobil 1 base stock and were capable of reacting with formic acid.
  • Example 1 The procedures of Example 1 were repeated with the exception in the preparation of macromonomer.
  • One gram of Cordova acceleration AM TM 2 was added to a poly (12-hydroxy stearic acid) 2400.00g M n - 1700) solution (72% solids) and heated to 75 0 C.
  • Glycidyl methacrylate was reacted with the poly acid as in Example 1.
  • the stabilizer and particles were prepared as in Example 1. Oil formulations (Mobil 1 base stock) containing 4% epoxy particles were stable and capable of reacting with formic acid.

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